Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-02
The Evil In1ueuee of Medicipe Men.

Soothsayers or medicine men, who
 claim the power of prophetic vision, are
 tne disturbing element of the Apaches
 and just now are syailing themselves of
 the opportunity of biasinR the minds of
 the San Carlos agency Indians, by in.
 terpreting the earthquake on May Sd as
 en omen tending to the destruction oi
 the whites and re establishment of the
 power of the Indians. There are two one Ysqui, the other Moisve-hold- ing sway. with tom-toms, rattles, singing and dancing at Coyote Spring, on the
 western edge of the reservation. They are taking advantage of the supersti- tiOus character of their hearers who believe in the iniallibility of their revelations-tO breed discOntent- ment.
 A notable instance of the evil teach Ings Of the medicIue man IS remember ed ID the case of Neck-R-de klsnny, who, m 1881, proposed for gifts of horses. blankets, 6c., to bring to life some chiefs who had died months previOns. and at- ter thus enrichIng himself, and the tune hxed Tor the resurrection having passed hls victims demanded the restoration of thelr gifts, and in order to retain the property, he fCr:her duped .hem by pretending that the spirits of the defuuc. warrioIs could not be restored to life until the whites had left the country, and he fixed date of their leaving at the time Ot the corn harvest.
 On our way from Tucson to Globe. We stopped over night at the slb-agency. and while there some Indian runners. who had been sent from Clbicu, where the miracle was tO be performed, to mo- tity the Indians wha. was ntont to oc- cur. arrived. Issu Clerk HOag. inform ed us that rouble was brewing, and that the wizard or medicine man had ad- yised the killing of the whites. in order that the performance of the miracle might prove a success, but that the per tec;ion of the charm required the pre- servstiOn of the life O! HoaZ. On com ing tO the agency the following morn ICg, we reported Co Agent TifflDy what We hal heRrd. and he Ht once telegraph ed Gen. Wilcox. at Prescott, that Mock a-de-klenny must be arrested. G,n. Wilcox Ill turn ordered Col. Carr to ar. rest the man. To carry out the order of arrest. 1t became necessary to go to the Indlsn encampment. Six off eers, seventy-nine soldiers and twenty-thTee Indian scouts constituted the command.
 Mock a-de-klsnDy surrundered. pro- fessi1g 10 desire tO escape, but Rs the troops were making camp for the night. on the!r return to the post, the scouts and other Indians opened fire; a shsT2 fight ensu-d, the Indians were repulsed the medicine man wounded and fLally killed, among q pile of pack saddles, | whither he had crawled for protection. Twas there that Captain HeBtig and | eight of his command were killed. Thst | would have ended the Indian trouble, at | least at that time, had 1t not been for | the impolitic action of (ien. O B. Will | COX ID attempting tO arres. the COyotero | chefs George and Bonito. against the | advice of the Agent, who feared thLt | sending troops to the sub-ageney, where | George, Bonito and the ChIricahuss | were. would 30 alarm the latter Hearing | arrest for ofenses comm tied ID Mexico | that they would leave the reservation. The result was as predicted and during | the night of September go h, seventy four Chiricahuss, including women and | children. fed.
 We think 1t the part Of pTuier ce that | these Incantstions O' medicine men | should be stopped-if possible b. pacific | measures, but If necessary, to use force, and arrest and punish these breeders of and the sooner the better 1t | will be for the peace of Arizona.-Silver Belt.